How Can Environmental Contamination Affect You? Soil Vapor Intrusion Subsurface contamination, whether stemming from hazardous groundwater, oil spills, leaky storage tanks, or other buried waste can pose a threat to human health in the form of vapor intrusion. ...
Suspected MacArthur Airport Groundwater Contamination Islip, NY Recent PFOA and PFOS Contaminant History Poly- and Perfluoroalkyl substances (commonly referred to as PFOA’s and PFOS’s) were a hot-topic issue in 2017. On March 3, 2017, 6 NYCRR Part 597 was amended to...
New York City Department of Environmental Protection Engine Registration Food Trucks and Carts Now Need DEP Registration The New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has recently adopted a new regulation (Chapter 50 of Title 15 of the Rules of the...
Updated New York State Composting Facility Regulations In a previous Walden blog we provided a brief overview of Subpart 361-3, which covers several different types of organics processing facilities, including: composting, anaerobic digestion, fermentation, and animal...
Mulch Processing and Storage Facilities Under the Newly Amended Solid Waste Regulations Does your facility create or store mulch which has been derived from tree debris, yard trimmings or other woody material? If so, updated regulations will require the facility to...
Prevailing Wage on Public Work Jobs The state has a policy of ensuring workers are compensated with certain minimum, “Prevailing Wages” for various public projects. Prevailing Wage is dependent on the job duties performed and the project location. What Constitutes...
Regulations pertaining to industrial cleaning and degreasing with solvents are changing. Here are the big take-aways. Businesses that use solvents or cold cleaners for equipment cleaning, take note of changes in regulations that could affect your industrial...
NYSDEC Compliance and Reporting for Large Quantity Generators (LQG) of Hazardous Waste If you are an owner or an operator of an industrial or manufacturing facility that may fall under the category of a Generator; a Treatment, Storage & Disposal Facility; or a...
Right To Know Filing Every year on March 1st, facilities within New York City that store or use hazardous substances are required to file reports with the City’s Department of Environmental Protection. These Community Right-to-Know (RTK) filings are designed to...
Groundwater Sampling Groundwater sampling and monitoring is a crucial component of the majority of subsurface remediation work. Walden addressed the topic of monitoring well (well) installation in a previous blog; well networks are strategically designed based on the...
